135 - Optimar to deliver fish factory

07.10.16: The Norwegian company Optimar has signed a contract for delivery of complete fish factory aboard Sealord latest trawler.

The trawler will have a capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year and will be a particularly efficient fish harvesting and processing machine. The trawler will be fitted with a modern factory where all catches will be handled in terms of high-value products. The factory will be equipped with the latest of Optimar's automated solutions, including semi-automatic weighing systems, automatic freezers, automatic sorting of finished products and automatic palletising.

The new building will be a zero-emission ship where all catches are taken care of and processed into quality products. With its over all length of 82.9 meters and a width of 17.0 meters, the new building will be New Zealand's largest factory trawler. The factory will be built by Simek Flekkefjord, designed by Skipsteknisk and estimated delivery time for Optimar's factory is towards the end of 2017.